NY A08194 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-06-14 - substituted by s3953b
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts the "concussion management and awareness act"; directs the commissioners of education and health to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; requires school personnel to receive training in mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall apply to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; requires provisions of information pamphlet on mild traumatic brain injuries to parents of pupils participating in interscholastic sports or who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury; requires written consent of and acknowledgment of receipt of such pamphlet by parents prior to participation in interscholastic sports; provides for the establishment of concussion management teams to implement such provisions.

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Title

Enacts the "concussion management and awareness act"; directs the commissioners of education and health to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; requires school personnel to receive training in mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall apply to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; requires provisions of information pamphlet on mild traumatic brain injuries to parents of pupils participating in interscholastic sports or who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury; requires written consent of and acknowledgment of receipt of such pamphlet by parents prior to participation in interscholastic sports; provides for the establishment of concussion management teams to implement such provisions.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-06-14Assemblysubstituted by s3953b
2011-06-14Assemblyrules report cal.199
2011-06-14Assemblyreported
2011-06-13Assemblyreported referred to rules
2011-06-07Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2011-06-06Assemblyreferred to education

Same As/Similar To

S03953 (Same As) 2011-09-19 - SIGNED CHAP.496

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